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Drinking water vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between drinking water and seaweed?

  • Drinking water has less vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc than seaweed.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 55% higher.
  • Drinking water contains less sodium.

We used Beverages, water, tap, drinking and Seaweed, kelp, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.3% 0.27% 0% 0.52% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +1200%
Contains more ZincZinc +12200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Seaweed
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drinking water Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 66µg 55%
Folate 0µg 180µg 45%
Iron 0mg 2.85mg 36%
Magnesium 1mg 121mg 29%
Calcium 3mg 168mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.642mg 13%
Copper 0.01mg 0.13mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.23mg 11%
Sodium 4mg 233mg 10%
Manganese 0mg 0.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 42mg 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.87mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.05mg 4%
Potassium 0mg 89mg 3%
Carbs 0g 9.57g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.47mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.68g 3%
Choline 0mg 12.8mg 2%
Calories 0kcal 43kcal 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.56g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.247g 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.6g N/A
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +6510%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Drinking water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173647/nutrients
  2. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.